As we were getting ready for our trip south from Monterey, we met some wonderful folks one night who very generously donated to our provisions a bunch of vegetables from their home garden. There was cantaloupe, cabbage, chard (or some kind of greens), zucchini (the largest I've ever seen), garlic, apples, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Gaining this kind of produce the day before we planned to depart made our provisioning trip so much lighter!

They apologetically said in parting, those tomatoes are going to turn soon... maybe make some salsa.

So I did!

Fresh Salsa

• 6 tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
• 2 padron peppers, seeded and diced
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 1 tblsp olive oil
• juice of 2 limes
• dash of chili seasoning*
• salt and pepper

Easiest directions ever.. throw it all in a bowl and season to taste.

I'm sure it was the home grown tomato goodness but this tasted so fresh and good. We didn't think we'd be able to eat it all, but well we did.

Chili Seasoning* - One of my pre-mixed seasonings

• Chili powder (3)
• Cumin (1)
• Cayenne pepper (a couple dashes)